Where does “kansikuvatyttö” come from?

kansikuvatyttö (Finnish) comes from Finnish kansikuva, from Finnish kansi, from Proto-Finnic kanci, from Czech -í, from Old Czech -í, from Proto-Slavic -jь, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

kansikuvatyttö (Finnish): cover girl

Definitions

  1. cover girl

Ancestry of “kansikuvatyttö”, step by step

kansikuvatyttö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kansikuva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkansikuvacover photo, cover picture, cover art
2Finnishkansilid, top, cover; cover; deck
3Proto-Finnickancicover, lid
4CzechForming attributive adjectives from nouns,...
5Old Czechforming attributive adjectives from nouns, especially animals
6Proto-Slavic-jьAdjectival inherited from the Caland roots,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

via Finnish tyttö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtyttögirl; Synonym of tytär
2Finnishtytärdaughter
3Proto-Finnictüt'ärdaughter
4Proto-Balto-Slavicduktḗdaughter
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰugh₂tḗrdaughter
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewgʰ-to produce, to produce something useful; to be...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wisósEvery word from Czech Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás
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